Neither is expected to develop into a named storm, which is typical: While 100 or so tropical waves form in the Atlantic each year, only an average of 14 named storms develop each year ...

Oddly enough, despite the record heat across most of the Atlantic last year in May/June, we didn't get our first storm formation until Tropical Storm Alberto on June 19, Klotzbach said.

AccuWeather forecasters are warning that the first tropical storm of the year could develop as early as mid-May, weeks before the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Although ...